from 200m to the marathon.Richard holds the world record for leg amputees over the marathon (2:42:52 in Chicago) and half-marathon (1:14:59 in Reading). When the IPC ruled that he couldn’t compete in the 2012 Paralympic marathon (which is only open
and mastering the different techniques needed across the three disciplines. In addition, essential training aids like your diet, your kit and keeping safe, along with Helen's top tips and secrets (including some from her husband and coach Marc, a 2004 GB
inspired the trend in 1954 with epic sessions like 10 x 200 metres followed by 50 x 400 metres – a combined 13.67 miles of speedwork. Ambitious runners the world over have aspired to that imposing standard ever since, in a quest for that elusive PB
of the 15 non-OCWK athletes failed to record performances in the 800m or 1,500m in the 2011 athletics season, despite showing great potential.It seems few of our brightest talents can make it through the trials and tribulations of an athletics career without
. Dedicate 35 minutes to carbs. Add 15 minutes of protein and healthy fats. The remaining 10 minutes? Have fruit for dessert.BAD GUY: SALTThe good news: It's always wise to keep your salt intake below 6g a day. Yet during long runs "prolonged sweating can
His start hardly foreshadowed history. On February 19 this year, Mo Farah went out conservatively in the indoor 5000m at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham, hanging as far as 20m off the leaders during the early laps of the 200m track
Liz Yelling has been competing as a top international athlete for more than 15 years. In 2006, she won the Bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and she has twice represented Great Britain in the Olympics (Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008
been achieved with recourse only to unconventional training techniques. The drinking of cider, for instance. I clocked my PB for the Three Bridges Race (along the Thames embankments) while suffering a hangover of Olympian proportions. I’ve occasionally
